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codeeng: thanks for the quick response. As I anticipated, it is only a rule of thumb and provides some guidance to help reduce the chance of exceeding allowable stresses. I will keep a close eye on all the stresses produced. Thanks again! JC

Does anybody know what is the basis for limiting the distance between a head tangent line and the center of a saddle to a maximum of 20% of a vessels length? I have read through Zicks paper, Bednar, Megyesy, Harvey and (I think) all likely threads here, and can find no specific engineering basis...

To all- Thanks for the input! Lots of good practical advice here. I recognize the real world need for providing a corrosion allowance in air receivers, hence my questioning a corrosion allowance of “0” for a pressure vessel sold as an air receiver. It would seem that the manufacturer should...

What are the requirements for corrosion allowance in ASME Section VIII, Division 1 air receivers? Non-mandatory Appendix E requires it to be considered by the designer. The codebook index refers to UCS-25 which has been deleted from the codebooks for sometime. The question was raised when...